DEC CIPCA (was Re: Things FS (dec, ncd, sun, chips), and Info requested)

Sridhar wrote: Expen$ive! I bought two used CIPCA-AA sets last year, but have since found that I probably can't use them for what I'd intended. They're potentially available for trade, but since they were expensive I'd expect something fairly nice in exchange. There are two CIPCA variants. The CIPCA-BA has one EISA and one PCI card; the CIPCA-AA has two PCI cards. Only the common PCI card ("port module") actually uses the bus. The other card ("link module", PCI or EISA) just uses a slot for power. I did NOT get the transition cable (DEC P/N 17-03427-01) with them, and resellers want a lot of money for it. The link module has a D-shell connector with four coax connectors (out of five positions), sort of like some monitor connectors on workstations. Without the DEC transition cable, it would be necessary to build a custom cable assembly between the D-connector and four TNC connectors. I have not yet located a source for mating D-connectors.